What are the symbols in the chapter "Mrs. Sen's"?

Some symbols in the chapter "Mrs.
Sen's" in 's include the food consumed by the characters within the
story, Mrs. Sen's chopping knife (brought to America from where she grew up in India), and Mrs.
Sen's driving. The knife, food and eating in general, and Mrs. Sen's driving all appear
throughout the entirety of Lahiri's short story and tie together in meaningful ways.

Food plays a central role in this story. In nearly every
scene, someone is either eating, cooking, or talking about food. Mrs. Sen, for example, explains
to Eliot, the young boy she looks after while his mother is at work, her love of fish. Fresh
fish from the market is what connects Mrs. Sen to her home back in India. Each afternoon, Eliot
watches as Mrs. Sen prepares elaborate, party-worthy dinners that will shockingly only be
enjoyed by herself and her husband. In comparison, Eliot thinks back to dinners shared with his
mother, who, right after work, fills herself up on bread and cheese (and wine) to the point
where she cannot even enjoy the pizza she ordered for the two. Eliot and his mother drift apart
because of the profound lack of bonding over food. Food, then, comes to represent community and
home. The love and care in preparing the food allows us to better characterize both Mrs. Sen and
Eliot's motherMrs. Sen seeks out food and its preparation in order to better connect with those
around her; Eliot's mother is hasty and lazy in her relationship with food, even when it is
lovingly prepared for her. Mrs. Sen offers her homemade snacks upon retrieving Eliot at the end
of the day; Eliot's mother deems the gesture unnecessary and criticizes the food behind Mrs.
Sen's back.

Deeply connected to the symbol of food is Mrs. Sen's
chopping knife, a common kitchen instrument the likes of which
Eliot has never seen. Mrs. Sen's knife is not your typical chopping knife; instead, it has
"a blade curved like the prow of a Viking ship, sailing to battle in distant seas."
Each afternoon, Mrs. Sen sits on her kitchen floor chopping vegetables, and sometimes chicken or
fish, over newspaper. She instructs Eliot to remain on the couch during her intense chopping
sessions so she can ensure his safety. Mrs. Sen explains this knife to Eliot, sharing that back
home in India, during large celebrations like weddings, all of the neighborhood women would
bring their knives over, and they would all chop vegetables together on the roof. The knife
becomes a symbol of power and control for Mrs. Sen, a woman who feels powerless and out of
control because she was forced to leave her home and her family. Mrs. Sen's chopping knife
connects her to her home through experiences of food and friends. Most importantly, Mrs. Sen
recognizes the ultimate dangers of her knife, as she implements strict rules for Eliot€“to
remain on the couchwhile it is in use. Eliot remains unharmed, and we recognize the knife as a
tool over which Mrs. Sen has immense mastery.

The third symbol presents a
foil to Mrs. Sen's chopping knifeher relationship with driving.
Mrs. Sen, as it is explained at the beginning of the story, cannot drive but is slowly but
steadily learning from her husband. She harbors intense anxieties over the act, and we see her
frequently hesitating to signal and turn while she practices with her husband. Driving becomes a
physical embodiment of Mrs. Sen's feelings of loneliness and alienation in America. While the
chopping knifea symbol of home, family, and nourishmentdemonstrates to readers Mrs. Sen's
comfort and ease, even in the face of something potentially dangerous, driving illustrates her
difficulties adjusting to her new home. The most striking comparison between the knife and
driving can be identified through the final scene of the story. Mrs. Sen decides to illegally
drive herself and Eliot to the fish market, driven ( intended) by her need for fish to include
in a stew she is preparing. On their way to the market, Mrs. Sen swerves into a telephone pole,
slightly injuring herself and Eliot. Mrs. Sen, despite her efforts to keep Eliot safe when she
uses her knife, is unable to keep him out of harm's way once she is driving a car. While Mrs.
Sen confidently steers her "Viking ship" of a knife, she falters and panics behind the
wheel of a carsomething foreign, alienating, and impersonal.

Give examples of a static and a dynamic character from The Things They Carried and discuss why you identified them as such, providing evidence...

In
literature, a static character is one that does not undergo important change in the course of
the story; in other words, they end up the same person as they started. On the other hand, a
dynamic character is one that does undergo an important change. However, this change does not
refer to a change of circumstance, but of character. By definition, a dynamic character has to
undergo an internal change, even if that is triggered by external
circumstances. That is exactly what happens to First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross in 's . The death
of Ted Lavender by enemy fire causes a profound internal change in Cross, but the nature of this
change is not what it seems on the surface. On the surface it seems Cross, blaming himself as
platoon leader for Lavenders death, has turned into a more responsible, focused
character.

He was now determined to perform his duties
firmly and without negligence. It wouldnt help Lavender, he knew that, but from this point
on...

How does gender relate to globalization?

Gender's
intersection with globalization is an incredibly complex and difficult topic. In general,
globalization tends to open up employment opportunities for women in developing nations;
however, many of these opportunities tend to be exploitative with poor pay, extreme conditions,
and long work hours. Many women have culturally-imposed domestic responsibilities, which cut
into their time away from work. In fact, globalized corporations have even begun to exploit
"female" domestic skills for their own advantage. In her book
Threads on the garment industry, Jane Collins quotes US
corporate...

Find the first term of an a.p. if the sum of the first 10 terms is 150 and d =3.

Le a1, a2, ...,
a10 are terms of an A.P

given S10 = a1+a2+...+10 = 150

But
we know that:

s10 = (a1+a10)*10/2 = 150

==> a1+a10 =
150/5

==> a1+a10 = 30

==> a10 = 30 -
a1......(1)

But a10 = a1 + 9*3 = a1 + 27

==> a10 = 27 +
a1........(2)

from (1) and (2):

==> 30 - a1 = 27 +
a1

==> 2a1 = 3

==> a1= 3/2

 

What are ten main events in chronological order for Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner?

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1. The
   story opens with Amir talking to Rahim Khan, who is in Pakistan. The story then shifts to Amir
   and Hassan playing as children in Afghanistan. The opening talked about the close bond between
   Amir and Hassan when they were young.
2. Amir narrates the birth of Hassan,
   and how his mother, Sanaubar, abandoned him soon after. He also shares information about his
   mother, who died giving birth to him.
3. Amir tells of a time when Baba
   dismissed teachings by the Mullahs. The event had an impact on Amirs religious
   beliefs.
4. Amir describes the onset of armed conflict in Afghanistan. The
   story mentioned the communist coup d©tat followed by Russian occupation.


5. The narrator introduces Assef, the neighborhood bully. Amir and Hassan meet him and
   his friends. Assef threatens to assault Amir, but Hassan steps in.
6. During
   the community kite flying contest, Hassan is waylaid by Assef and his friends as he is running
   for a kite. Assef rapes Hassan as Amir, who watches from a distance, does nothing to
   help.
7. Because seeing Hassan makes Amir feel guilty, Amir frames Hassan for
   theft. Hassan and Ali decide to leave Babas home despite his attempts to stop them.


8. The conflict in Afghanistan worsens. Amir and Baba are forced to leave the country for
   their own safety. They arrive in Pakistan and eventually make it to the United
   States.
9. Amir learns through Rahim Khan that Hassan was his brother. He also
   learns Hassan and his wife are dead, but they left behind a young son named Sohrab.


10. Amir is convinced to leave America and save Sohrab, who is suffering in Afghanistan.
    Despite numerous challenges, Amir is able to rescue Sohrab and brings the boy with him to
    America.

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In Pygmalion, discuss how Clara and Eliza try to present themselves as ladies at Mrs. Higgins' "at-home."

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Clara and Eliza approach presenting themselves with the appearance of
being ladies from two vastly different frames of reference. Clara, though not of the highest
social circles herself due to her mother's sorely limited income, associates with those circles.
Eliza, by contrast, prior to her contact with Higgins, has never had any contact at all with
better social classes except to try to sell them flowers on the street corner. This means that
when Clara tries to present herself as a lady at a social event like Mrs. Higgins' at-home she
can well do it, within the limits of her personality, temperament and education.

When Eliza tries to present herself as a lady (at this early stage of her training) she
comes at it with misconceptions, limits on comprehension, ignorance of form and subtleties of
manner and cannot well do it: She can dress the part and appear the part because of her beauty
and to some extent act the part because she can learn to pour tea from a teapot but cannot think
the part or speak the part. Though Clara has her own problems with social grace, courtesy of
manner, consideration and intelligence, she and Eliza are still worlds apart in the attempt to
present themselves as ladies. In the end though, when Eliza's natural good-heartedness combines
with the linguistic and social cultivation Higgins has bred in her, she obviously surpasses the
gruff, unpleasant, ill-mannered Clara in presenting herself as a lady.

Does Shaw's "Theater of Ideas" fit into Pygmalion with expositions of fickle social boundaries?

class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> Good question. Yes, Shaw's
theater of ideas would deal with exposing fickle social boundaries, but ideally for Shaw, his
works would go deeper than that. In addition, they tackle more than one idea,...

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